Ge Luiyanto Yamin, Chief Financial Officer
Mr Luiyanto joined our Group as CFO in January 2008. With over 28 years of experience in finance and accounting work, he oversees the internal control, project management, human resources, strategic planning and advisory-related matters of our Group's Indonesian operations. Mr Luiyanto was the Group Finance Manager of the Bumi Raya Group from 2000 to 2010 and the Finance Director and Corporate Secretary of PT Resource Alam Indonesia Tbk from 2007 to 2010. He also has accumulated extensive experience in finance and accounting from his past appointments, as director of operation in PT Nusadana Investama from 1997 to 1998, as director of finance in PT Jakartabaru Cosmopolitan in 1997, and as director of finance and administration in PT Asia Perintis Contindo from 1993 to 1997. From 1984 to 1993, he held several appointments within the Dharmala Group and subsequently took on the position of assistant financial controller of Dharmala's listed subsidiary PT Dharmala Sakti Sejahtera Tbk. Mr Luiyanto graduated from the Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia with a Bachelor's degree (Sarjana Ekonomi) in Accounting. He also holds a Master of Science (Administrative Science) from the Faculty of Social and Political Science, University of Indonesia.
Lim Ardi Dharma, Head of Project Development
Mr Lim joined our Group in 2008 and is in charge of the identification, planning and execution of the effective development and implementation of projects relating to our Group's growth and expansion. Prior to his current role, Mr Lim joined the Bumi Raya Group in 1991 as a general manager in PT Bumiraya Utama Wood Industries and was responsible for its operations which included liaising with Indonesian governmental authorities for application for various licenses necessary for its business. From 1989 to 1991, Mr Lim was the vice-president of Thai Cane Paper Co Bangkok, where his responsibilities included overseeing the papermill's finance and administrative-related matters. From 1977 to 1989, Mr Lim worked as a branch manager of PT Bir Banjarmasin, a company which held logging concessions. From 1975 to 1976, he had worked as a rice distributor with PT Daya Kapuas Pontianak. Mr Lim graduated from the Secondary Economic School in 1975 where he specialised in book keeping. From 1982 to 1984, Mr Lim studied economics at the Lambung Mangkurat University.
Berlino Mahendra, Head of General Affairs
Mr Mahendra joined our Group in 1991 and is in charge of human resources, coordination of our plasma programme, administration and licensing issues in PT Prakarsa as well as liaising and maintaining good relations with Indonesian governmental authorities. Prior to joining our Group, Mr Mahendra worked in the industrial timber estate of PT Sinar Kalbar Raya as a coordinator from 1989 to 1991, where he was responsible for licensing matters. Mr Mahendra studied Forestry at the Institute of Agriculture of Bogor from 1984 to 1988, and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Forest Management.
Cheong Meng Chit, Head of Plantation Estate
Mr Cheong joined our Group in 2004 and is responsible for overseeing the cultivation of our oil palm plantation, palm field maintenance as well as the maintenance of FFB yields from our oil palm plantation. Mr Cheong has approximately 38 years of experience in the area of oil palm plantation cultivation and field maintenance. Prior to joining our Group, he was a plantation manager with Wawasan Sdn Bhd. and Pelita Cergas Sdn. Bhd. from 2002 to 2003. During his tenure with Lyman Agro Group, an oil palm cultivation and palm oil milling company located in West Kalimantan, Mr Cheong served as a senior plantation manager from 1999 to 2000 and as a plantation manager from 1994 to 1998. From 1970 to 1994, Mr Cheong worked in the Federal Land Development Authority of Malaysia where he rose through the ranks to become a manager in 1985 where his responsibilities included overseeing the operations of rubber and oil palm nurseries and the maintenance of the consistency of FFB yields.